Prepping for Leadership
We spoke to Year 6 pupils: House Captain of Gwyn, Scarlet, House Captain of Symonds, James, Vice-Captain of Lockwood, Islay, and Vice-Captain of Baker, Will, on their roles and responsibilities as representatives of their House. What are your main responsibilities as...
Fascinating Geometry Presentations
A trio of Lower Sixth students took centre stage this week to deliver an intellectually rich series of presentations exploring the fascinating realms of non-Euclidean geometry, complex numbers, and higher-dimensional mathematics. First up, Will (Queen Anne) delivered...
The main purpose of the Aeneid
‘The main purpose of the Aeneid is to glorify Rome. ’ To what extent do you agree with this statement. By Sam (Upper Sixth, Swift) In a letter written by Ovid, addressed to Augustus, the poet, famous for composing the Metamorphoses, describes the great poem by Virgil...
Performance from Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra
On Thursday last week, the Music Department took a group of First and Second Form pupils to a fantastic concert given by the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra at Birmingham’s Symphony Hall. An eclectic programme, including something for everyone, combined with the...